Li Huan, who was given great hope by Chester, didn't know that his net worth and life had been raised to the point where Aegis could develop healthily. After the anti-Finland left, he and Shangguan Qing, as well as Li Ang Rodman, Luo Weisha and Agata wandered slowly all night, almost shaking people apart. Finally, early in the morning of the third day, the train stopped at Ivjelli, at the foot of the Ural Mountains.

Ivdjeli, is a city in the Sverdlovsk region of Russia, 535 km north of Yekaterinburg.

After two days and two nights of travel through the plains of Central Europe, the whole thing was already covered with frost, and by the time it reached its final destination, the town called Yvejelli, there were actually few customers left. This train is already one of the few trains that still runs through Eurasia after the division of the Soviet Union. When the train entered the town, in addition to Li Huan and his party, there were four or five travelers in a hurry, buttoned up their hats and wrapped their scarves, as if fleeing, and left the station.

"This place, it feels so gloomy......" Shangguan Qing got off the train, just when a cold wind blew, she suddenly shivered, watching the few hurried pedestrians quickly disappear into the wind and snow, Shangguan Qing sighed: "This place, it seems that it was born to make horror movies, should we start here?"

When everyone heard Shangguan Qing say this, they all nodded. As far as the eye can see, the place is white, the snow in the sky does not stop for a moment, the ground is covered by thick snow, the grass and trees appear yellow, and the ice cubes hanging around have also frozen, and the overall environment reveals a cold atmosphere. The surrounding buildings may have not been repaired for a long time, and they look very old everywhere, but they are not the kind of dilapidated and old. The architecture here is typical of the medieval Gothic style, with black stone walls, black spires, and round glass framed by crosses, all of which reflect a kind of time-frozen obsolescence.

It's no wonder that this was once the largest outpost of the Red Empire on Earth in Europe, and after the collapse of that empire, it became a three-way outlet. The train that had just arrived at the station, after seeing that all the passengers had disembarked, sounded its whistle as if it were fleeing, and as the wheels rubbed against the tracks with dazzling sparks, the train exited the platform at great speed and headed off into the distance.

How to say it, if a zombie suddenly appeared on the corner of the platform, Li Huan would not feel strange at all. A gust of cold wind mixed with the falling snow seemed to turn into a strange sound that lingered in my ears for a long time......

"I've really always wanted to come here and see what it looks like. Li Huan looked around for a while and nodded.

"Why do you want to come here?" Shangguan Qing was curious.

"Didn't you just say that this is the right place to make horror movies? You're right, there was a horror scene in the world, a horror movie in reality. Li Huan said: "Do you know about the Dyatlov incident?"

"Is it the story of those college students climbing the mountain?" said Rovisha, "I seem to have heard it." ”

"Well, that's the story. Li Huan said: "The place where the protagonist of the story passes is also the place we want to cross. Hopefully we won't encounter anything weird...... Haha, but that's it, no matter how weird things are, I've encountered them, and now I really hope to meet the things that those college students encountered back then, so that I can solve this puzzle. ”

The so-called Dyatlov incident is an unsolved mystery around the world.

On January 23, 1959, nine students of the Ural Polytechnic Institute embarked on a ski expedition to the Ural Mountains, and the first seven days went well, but on the eighth day the weather suddenly deteriorated, forcing them to camp on the mountain slopes called Kholat Syakhl, which became the end of their journey. Three weeks later, the family asked the authorities to send their first rescue team because they had not received any news of their safety. On February 25, the rescue team found an abandoned camp, the tent had been cut open from the inside out, and the littered footprints showed that they were leaving in a hurry, and they were barefoot.

Nine bodies were found one after another, two of them lying next to a makeshift fireplace, lying in their underwear, their limbs covered with wounds and scratches that showed that they had tried to climb a tree in a panic, three bodies scattered about hundreds of meters away from the scene of the incident, one of them with a cracked skull but no sign of struggling, and the last four were buried in a thick layer of snow. This was only discovered by rescue teams after the spring thaw. During the autopsy, they found more strange things, all of which had suffered severe internal injuries of unknown cause, no external injuries, as well as strange phenomena such as a tongue torn from the mouth of one of the victims, and a strange orange skin.

These puzzling events remain a mystery to this day, and while there is a wide range of speculation – including native native attacks, attacks by large animals (such as snowmen), army experiments, and avalanches, none of them are clearly convincing. What really happened in the tent that night?

Nine experienced cross-country skiers, who were by no means novices, left their tents in the middle of the night in a hurry, not even having time to bring skis, food and their own warm clothes. Dressed in their sleeping clothes, the young men hurried down the snow-covered slopes towards a dense forest, but in the bitter cold of about minus 30 degrees Celsius, there was no hope of survival.

Confused investigators at the time said the ski expedition had died from "an extremely powerful unknown force" — and then abruptly terminated the investigation and classified the documents as top secret. The death, which took place on a Saturday 57 years ago, remains one of the most mysterious events in the Urals.

What makes the incident even more mysterious is that tests on the clothes found that they contain high levels of radioactivity. However, the investigation was concluded after a few months, and investigators said they had found no perpetrators. The documents of the case were sent to a secret dossier pants, and for 3 years, skiers and other explorers were forbidden to enter the area. And it seems that all those who know about this matter are sealed with consistency. However, a doctor who later examined the bodies of the team members in 1959 said that he believed that no human could inflict such damage, because the force of the blow was too strong to damage the soft tissues, "which cannot be a human method."

Later, after the file was declassified, the chief investigator on the matter said in an interview that he had been ordered by the senior regional governor to close the investigation and that the results of the investigation were all classified as confidential. Officials, including the meteorological department and the military, were concerned about multiple reports of "bright flying spheres" in the area between February and March 1959, he said. In his words, he suspected that the bright flying orbs were now almost certain to have a direct link to the death of the ski team — the declassified documents included the testimony of the leader of another expedition who camped 50 kilometers south of the incident site on the night of the incident, saying that his expedition had seen strange yellow orbs floating in the night sky......

However, the matter did not settle in the end, and decades later, all the relatives of the deceased passed away one by one, and it seems that only that horrific event still surrounds the town. There is also the name of the mountain range, which means "don't go" in the Mansi River language, the local indigenous people.

"Don't say such a terrible thing, it will make people panic before you set off!" After listening to Li Huan's story, Shangguan Qing beat Li Huan in disgust.

"That's even if it's something, this is that the investigation of the year did not go beyond that

The participation of the natural ability, if any, is likely to be characterized as a crime committed by the person with special ability. Li Huan touched his chin: "Actually, I also paid attention to this story back then, but I couldn't figure it out at that time, it seems that everything can only be pushed to the military's experiment, after all, there are radioactive materials, so it's hard to say what kind of experiment it is." But let me say it now, I'm probably going to dump it on the head of someone with special abilities. ”

"You mean, there are cultivators here?" Shangguan Qing asked.

"Miss Shangguan, you don't have to worry, what's wrong with the cultivators, aren't we also cultivators?" Li Ang laughed heartlessly: "And do you know, compared to here, I think the Mo Kingdom is even more terrifying. What's the big deal about that? Don't forget, this is in the Three Regards Zone, and Agata has already prepared what we need. If it's a zombie, we have weapons, if it's a cultivator, we have a boss in front, if it's something left by the military, isn't that right, aren't we just looking for trouble? Besides, no matter how dangerous it is, can it still be more dangerous than Traaltai Kutli?"

"This is getting more and more level!" Li Huan gave a thumbs up: "Now that I have begun to be shameless, what's the matter, I'm on the top line?"

"Haha, boss, don't be angry, I said this because I understand you, and I'll give you a reminder. After speaking, Li Ang said seriously: "If we encounter danger next, don't fight with the boss, we can provide fire support in the back with peace of mind, and rushing forward indiscriminately will get in the way." Trust the boss, you've all played the game, right?

After speaking, Li Ang looked at Li Huan with a smile: "Boss, did I summarize it correctly?"

"Although your statement is a bit problematic, you are right. Li Huan also restrained his smile: "Li Ang is right, after all, what we are going to next is the place where the most mysterious event in the world took place, and there are special tactical forces of the former Soviet Union stationed here, we don't even know if that unit has been disbanded...... If you encounter any danger in the future, you must not approach, the problem that I can't solve, you can't solve it, but it will add more trouble. You just need to be in the back and do a good job of supporting, understand?"

"Got the boss!" Li Ang and Rodman were used to Li Huan's style.

Only Rovisha and Agata glanced at each other, and the object of their protection was doing MT in front, what kind of operation is this?

However, if you want to climb the Ural Mountain, and there is such a strange incident in the Ural Mountain, you naturally have to be well prepared. After a few people left the train station, they walked into town. This is the terminus of the Trans-Eurasian Railway, which in theory seems to be very crowded. This railway is the only post-war communication line connecting two continents, connecting two different continents and hundreds of different cultures, in such a collision of cultures, whether it is life, culture or commerce, it should be extremely developed, but everyone walked into the town from the train station, but did not see the crowd that should be.

"This place is like a ghost town. Shangguan Qing made up her mind.

That's right, just like what you see in the train station, the buildings here are all the kind of oppressive black and blue brick buildings, although they are extremely strong, but they have a sense of depression and heaviness that can only be found in old movies.

Li Huan likes this atmosphere: "It's okay, this is the result of cultural collision." ”

The group walked slowly through the streets between the hotel and the old town, braving the occasional snowflakes falling from the sky. The masonry floor was covered with moss for an unknown amount of time, the sky was bare with blue gray, and in the black masonry town, occasionally a few white and dazzling pigeons looked at everyone with strange eyes, as if waiting for an opportunity to move.

The city's personality is probably inextricably linked to its name, and Yvjerli's personality is as grey as its name, which in Russian means "Sleepy Valley". There are gray tones everywhere, trying to show a kind of oppression and gloom.

"It's not like that...... Why isn't there anyone here?" Leon suddenly pulled out his automatic rifle as he walked: "Boss, I think this place is really weird, otherwise we ......"

As soon as Leon pulled out his gun, it caused a chain reaction, Rodman, Rovisha and Agata all took out their guns, and Rovisha and Agata had even opened the safety, pulled the bolt and loaded the gun, and pressed the first bullet into the chamber, so that if something was wrong, the automatic rifle could burst into a storm of fire.

"What's weird, you put the gun away for me, what are you doing with the gun in this place? As soon as I entered the town, I scanned the town with my mental power, and there was nothing strange about it. It's just that its architectural style is depressing, so everyone thinks this place is weird. Everyone put away their guns and don't make a fuss...... Rovisha Agatta, aren't you two Russians, why are you just as fuss as them!" Li Huan said: "If you wait for any residents to come out, it will scare them." ”

"Boss, although we are Russian, we have never seen such a town......" Luo Weisha complained: "Especially the story you just told is too weird." ”

Although everyone said so, they quickly put away their guns, after all, Li Huan was right, if they waited for any residents to come out, they would be frightened. However, this town is indeed a little gloomy - this is indeed not to blame everyone for being nervous, because Li Huan had already put himself into the sky and overlooked the whole town, and there was no abnormality, so everyone put away the gun, if he didn't have a machine to show him the way, I'm afraid he would have taken the gun out by himself now. After they had crossed half of the town, they did not see any of the inhabitants until they came to a square in the middle of the town, where they saw a few people.

In the center of the town is a square with a fountain as the main body, and the floor of bluestone bricks, the entire square area is about 600 square meters. On this 600-square-meter or so ground, there are about five or six people. A few sat beside the dried fountain, looking dumbfounded, and some sat on the corner of the street, beazzled by posters in a thick 70's style. Except for the dry fountain, the square is full of old decorations—this kind of oldness, the kind of oldness that has a strong sense of age. Several wires were pulled from several buildings next to the square and attached to the sculptures on the fountain, creating a canopy with colored light bulbs hanging from the wires, which were presumably used for decoration in the past...... However, I don't know how long it has been since I replaced it, and most of the bulbs have been broken, leaving only a plastic lamp holder.

There were a few crows parked on a wire, and the moment Li Huan and the others stepped into the square, these crows seemed to be startled, let out an ugly cry, flapped their wings and flew away.

A few people sitting next to the fountain looked at Li Huan and his party with strange eyes. Everyone didn't move, as if they didn't have any life, and they didn't feel anything.

"Li Huan, what's going on with them?" Although Shangguan Qing is now a cultivator, she has always been a girl, and she was looked at with that kind of strange eyes, and coupled with the fact that the environment around her was so weird, she couldn't help but shudder and hugged Li Huan's arm tightly.

When Shangguan was talking, Li Huan was also being watched with this kind of eyes. How can I say that? Both of them are people who have seen the world, and they have seen all kinds of people. As for the fierce, cunning, and vicious in their eyes...... It is impossible for them to be frightened by all kinds of looks. Shangguan Qing's frightened eyes are the kind of empty and lifeless, this kind of gaze doesn't say that Shangguan Qing is uncomfortable, just

Even Li Huan felt uncomfortable.

"Do you know?" Li Huan subconsciously turned his head to look at the two Russian girls.

"I don't know, boss, me, but I've heard that there was no one in this town before, and I don't know why. Luo Weisha muttered, subconsciously wanting to pick up the gun, but thinking of Li Huan's warning, she didn't do it in the end.

"Artificial ghost towns in the former Soviet Union......" Li Huan muttered to himself.

The former Soviet Union, once the most powerful empire on the planet, was once at its peak and unrivaled in power. At the time of its prosperity, it occupied almost half of the land of Asia, and its tentacles penetrated into every country. In order to become more powerful, it has created settlements everywhere, regardless of whether they are suitable for human habitation. As soon as a settlement is created, a group of people will be transported to this settlement, and if they are lucky, the people of this settlement will survive, and then find the way of life of this settlement, and if they are a little lucky, they will expand along this settlement, and slowly become a small village, a small city - in fact, many small towns in Siberia will come from this.

If you're lucky, it's the world's most famous legacy left by the former Soviet Union – artificial ghost towns.

For example, the most famous is Svalbard, which is probably the northernmost town on earth, just about a thousand kilometers from the North Pole. The Soviet Union built the town in 1936 and then abandoned it. Now time here seems to be frozen by the low temperature of minus tens of degrees Celsius, and everything is still the same as when the Soviets left.

The Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Circle is the northernmost land mass on Earth, and this island was not discovered by humans until 100 years ago. Soon after, more than a dozen countries signed an agreement to allocate the area. The agreement stipulates that the sovereignty of the archipelago belongs to Norway, which is a place of permanent neutrality, and no country is allowed to carry out military operations here. But the other signatories are free to engage in production and commercial activities on the island. It is worth mentioning that the Beiyang government at that time also joined this agreement, so later China also established a scientific research station here, and Chinese citizens could freely enter and leave the island.

Norway discovered a large coal mine on the island after gaining sovereignty here, and when the Norwegians came here excitedly to prepare to open the mine, they found a problem. The underground here is all permafrost, and it is very difficult for coal mines to operate. And due to geological reasons, the coal here is very fragile, and it is difficult to use and cannot be sold. The Norwegians decided not to dig the mine, and the Soviets bought the mine when they got the news.

But the Norwegians did not expect that the Soviets bought this place and did something that surprised the whole world in addition to mining, they built a small city here. At that time, the Soviet Union was excluded by Western countries because of its different social system from the Western world. The Soviet Union wanted to build a paradise, a utopia, in this free neutral zone to promote the superiority of the Soviet Union to the West.

The Soviets invested heavily in the construction of this small city and brought in various construction materials from the country. Because the permafrost here could not grow crops, they brought in a large amount of fertile black soil from Ukraine to completely cover the town. During the extreme summer months of the year, you can also see green meadows that are rare in the entire Arctic Circle. They built greenhouses here to grow all kinds of vegetables and raised cattle and sheep. This is the paradise of the Arctic Circle.

At that time, the Soviet Union was very mysterious to Western countries, and they were forbidden to enter there, so people in Western countries knew very little about the Soviet Union. In order to show the West how superior the Soviet Union was, the Soviets made it an ideal country. There are hospitals, schools, bars, libraries, large indoor swimming pools, concert halls, theaters, gymnasiums, canteens, everything you should have in a small city, and most importantly, it's all free!

The Soviets brought in a large number of workers from the country, who were ostensibly mining coal here, but their more important role was to show Westerners the superior life of the Soviet Union. Workers and their families live together for free, and the facilities are free for them. The Soviets completely opened it to Westerners, and it became the only city in the Soviet Union that allowed foreigners to enter. The Soviets used this small town to tell the world that their life is the most advanced and beautiful social system!

But the superficial beauty can't hide the internal problems, although the coal mines here are operating every day, there is no profit at all, and everything here needs is subsidized by the government. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the subsidies here became less and less, and no one wanted to throw money at this seemingly beautiful face-saving project. Eventually, an incident occurred that led to the complete closure of the place, and the plane carrying more than 100 miners and their families crashed on the island. The residents of the town fell into a panic all of a sudden, and the Russian government officially decided to close the coal mine and evacuate everyone, completely abandoning the town.

In October 1998, the last inhabitants left the town, and from this time on, the town became an empty ghost town, and it seemed to be frozen in low temperatures. Nowadays, visitors occasionally enter the area, and from these empty buildings you can see a glimpse of Soviet society in miniature.

There is more than one such artificial ghost town, and Li Huan suspects that the town in front of him is an artificial ghost town.

"Boss, shall I take a look?" Li Ang subconsciously touched the gun again.

"No...... I'll see what the hell is going on here. Li Huan closed his eyes, and his mental power unfolded with all his might.

Li Huan didn't get close to those people anymore, but closed his eyes, opened his spiritual power to the ground, and quickly expanded out in all directions, forming something like a radar reflection circle. Although Li Huan's spiritual power was lost more than half during the Rainforest War, after so many days of recovery, he has recovered to his "full state", although Xiao Fei's state is still very bad, but Li Huan's hard work is no longer lost to cultivators of the same level as himself. Although it is impossible for him to use his mental power to crush opponents of the same level in the future, it is still possible to use it to explore the surroundings.

Li Huan's spiritual power spread in all directions like flowing water, and soon flowed to every corner of this town. Then, Li Huan came to a conclusion that surprised him - there are no living people in this town.

There are no living people, not that everyone is dead, but that people here are "models"!

That's right, it's all models!

Even the people in front of Li Huan and them, that is, those sitting next to the fountain in the square, and those in the corner of the store, were all human models. No wonder Li Huan just felt that their eyes were very empty and awkward, it turned out that this was not a human at all, but a very beautifully made model. After Li Huan got this answer, he was very puzzled, why was there so many dummies in this town? Li Huan thought that he was wrong, after he withdrew his spiritual power, he released his spiritual power again before others asked him. This time, Li Huan put his spiritual power wider and more comprehensively, and the search range was larger than last time, and it became more refined. After another five minutes, Li Huan's spiritual power had already penetrated the entire town, and he took his spiritual power back.

"There are no living people. Li Huan shook his head: "There are only a few people in the outermost part of the town, and they are all elderly. There wasn't a single living person in the entire center of town except us. The few people sitting next to the fountain were not alive. It's nothing more than a very beautifully made dummy. ”

"Dummy?" the three girls, including Shangguan, shuddered instantly.